Selcuk Sirin's Research Lab

REST Timeline and Publications

REST Timeline and Publications

2008 Quick-Racial and Ethical Sensitivity Test (Quick-REST)

The Quick-REST measure assesses participants' awareness of acts of ethical violations as they are observed in video-taped scenarios. Two survey based instruments of racial and ethical sensitivity were created through empirical studies of over 300 school professionals, including teachers, administrators, psychologists, coaches, and others who work in diverse schools. The internal reliability of the items and divergent, convergent, and overall construct validity show that the Quick-REST is a psychometrically sound measure of school professionals' ability to recognize violations of ethical principles as depicted in two five-minute videotapes illustrating instances of racial intolerance in schools.

For complete information on the development, reliability and stability of the Quick-REST please see:

2004-2008 REST Workshops (REST-KIT)

The REST workshop is designed to increase cultural competence among students preparing to enter school-related professions, such as teachers, counselors and administrators. To reach this goal, the workshop focuses on three main objectives: (1) Make the relationship between professional ethical requirements and cultural sensitivity explicit, so students recognize their obligation to increase their cultural competence. (2) Teach students how to recognize when a racially-related ethical violation has occurred. (3) Provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to such acts of racial/ethnic intolerance appropriately. Each workshop session is designed for up to 10 aspiring teachers. It takes 8 hours to complete each training session, including time for breaks and lunch.

For complete information on the development of the REST-KIT please see:

2000 Racial Ethical Sensitivity Test (REST)

In an attempt to develop a measure of ethical sensitivity to acts of racial and gender intolerance that occur in school settings, five video scenarios portraying acts of racial intolerance and ethical insensitivity were created. Participants viewed 2 videotaped scenarios and then responded to a semistructured interview protocol adapted from Bebeau and Rest (1982).

For complete information on the development, reliability and stability of the REST videos please see: